June 20, 2007

It's Eggplant time for JFI which was started by Indira from Mahanandi and this month's host is Sangeeta from "Ghar Ka Khana" blog.Thanks for choosing my favorite vegetable and for hosting JFI too Sangeeta!:))

Masalyachi Vangi:I made this forRCI Maharashtra,but then I heard about Eggplants for JFI.Of course,I had to save it!;D This is my favorite dish ,tastes great with Rice rottis or Parathas.With that little touch of cloves,it makes it to the Gourmet level!!;D

Thai Eggplants in Red curry paste:A delectable dish,this is an easy Thai style vegetarian red curry.Traditionally,beef and Shrimp paste is added to the Eggplant sauce but I skipped meat here and made it with just Eggplants.Tastes delicious with rice.Enjoy.

Hyderabadi Bagharey Baingan:Every Indian have their own blend of spices for this classic dish of course,here is mine.I love it with Rice rottis but tastes so good with Parathas too.This recipe is from Bilkees Latif, and she says it's a popular Hyderabadi Muslim dish which is always served at the weddings.Sounds good to me,tasted great too!

That Ceramic frog was handmade by one of my husband's patients and was gifted to us.It is beautiful and looks perfect in our front yard!:)

My homegrown veggies!I have Green beans, Cherry Tomatoes,Banana peppers,Bell peppers, Cucumbers,Red and green Amaranth leaves and an Eggplant sprouting out!!I am so happy!!! Most of all I had planted Ridge Gourd seeds and they have sprouted too! Click on the image to make it larger.Unfortunately,my snake gourd seeds haven't sprouted yet,will update later.

Have a great weekend all you gals and guys! I will see you next Wednesday from a surprise location!:))

Thats a lovely spread.. seems u love eggplant.. I am not such a big fan of eggplants except when it comes to baingan bharta.. Now that we have so many eggplants recipe, I can try some for my husband who just loves them! The other thing is taht its one of the Indian vegs found abundantly here.. so I have to learn Eggplant dishes now.. Btw, MAharashtrian style bharli vangi look great and wud be the first thing to try!!

Asha I have been looking forward to this post. All the dishes got into to my try list. The froggy looks so cute, love his eyes. You already have peppers and brinjals. Now that you are tired of eating egg plants I will be glad to accept them :) Maybe drive down to NC to pick them up! Let me know :))

Wow, this is a great post Asha, so many goodies. All dishes look yummy. You are like me loves brinjal correct? But jai doesn't like them much. So, no chance of eating them often. Love to see your little garden. Very nice. The frog is worth taking photograph. Beautifully done. Tks asha for everything. Viji

Kids want to kill all the Eggplants!;D No,I made these just one at a time once a week,so they lived!:))

Thanks Archana.Thai spices are almost like Indian recipes,it tasted great.Try:))Garden is growing very well,can't wait for fresh veggies.

Bee,LOT of ppl seem to hate it too!:DThis is not a post for you indeed!!Enjoy your weekend:))

Anusha,that's ok girl,wake up late.Number is not imp. as long as you say hello to me!:))Vangi is Brinjal.Love that veggie!I thought of making some Brinjal Bondas and wish I knew any Eggplant dessert!!:D

Hi P! Yeah! They are spicy in a good way,very tasty.Try one of them.At least you like Brinjals!!:D

what???? i thought i will be the 1st one to comment when i saw ur post at food blog desam:( nio such luck this time;) no worries...now coming to ur eggplant rain, wish i could drown u with so many things i want to say but somehow i have lost my toungue;) i loved Masalyachi Vangi recipe although frying each ingredients separately sounds little time consuming;) thank god u missed adding nonveg to Thai Eggplants in Red curry paste;) now i can prepare this w/o using my own brain;) Hyderabadi Bagharey Baingan is my favvvvvvvvvv.... i love this dish and one of my friend's mom used to make excellent dish. ah...slurrrrppp... i didn't know that u had Rasavangi recipe. i should have had known u will have most of the recipes here:)

it sure is raining eggplants here!!! what a spread, so many varieties :) for the masala vangi, is the onion dry fried as well? loved ur garden patch, am waiting for mine to flower :) the frog is so cute :)

Anh,as if I have some spare time to breathe now.Add a restaurant to my chores!!Ahh..!!:DThanks.Glad you like Eggplants,many don't!Enjoy:))

Sia,no worries as long as you say hello on Wednesday!!;DEvery Summer I get plenty of Brinjals from my garden,there will be many dishes I cook with it,watch out this Summer too.Rasavangi is a fab. recipe,try it woth Dosa.You can fry all spices together on low heat too,dal takes longer than dry coconut to fry,that's why you fry separately.Have fun.I have got to take the kids for an appointment later,busy day:))

Richa,I use a thick bottomed non-stick pan to fry without oil but you can add 1 tsp oil to onion just to make it caramelize.I love that Frog too:)

Hi T! Don't worry.Take care of the business first.WOW!! I don't know how you manage all of that alone girl.Wish I were near you,would have helped!:))Take it easy,hugs to you.

Now my eye is full of Purple colour....lotos brinjal recipes...Great entry for the event..Beside i loved like cute hadmade ceramic Frog from one of the patients...Looks perfect in front yeard....with beautiful flowers at back...

oh man i live in bangalore, possess a sumeet mixie and was mourning its ill health - coz EVERY SHOP here says sumeet is closed for ever and you can't do anything with it - go buy another brand. and to think that i get to hear of it again all the way from the US!!! thanks for that link - will contact them right away.d

nice! got some eggplants at home and two of the dishes on my mind are the thai one and the hyderabadi one...already have eaten the masalaychi vangi before...i think The Better Half loves eggplants..we seem to have a constant refill in the fridge! he is going to be delighted :)oh, before i forget, i tried your missi roti and also the chana dal chutney with my dosas...IL's liked it :)

Hi Saju,great to see you.Hyderabadi Baingan is a great recipe,try it:))

Hi d from B'lore.So sorry about the old Sumeet.They are precious.I am enjoying my new one.Contact them in Canada.They might ship it for you little extra charge,it's worth paying a little more.Let me know when you get it.Good luck!

Hi Asha, what a coincidence. Today I also posted a eggplant recipe for the same event. Yours all recipes looks great. Even eggplant is my all time favourite veggie too. I want to try some of these recipes. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful delightful recipes.

Lovely looking dishes Asha. I love the picture of your front yard (I have those flowers in my front garden and posted a picture on my photo blog a few days ago). All your veggies are doing well. I am off on holiday next Weds so will have to see your surprise location when I get back :)

Wow! So many recipes for eggplants!! They look delicious! I will definitely give each recipe a try as I am always struggling with what to do with eggplants besides bharta and Maharashtrian style 'bharli vaangi'...

Thanks Chris.Somebody gave those plants to us and we just put them in the ground last year.We surprised when came out this Spring.They are beautiful.Have a great holiday.I will be somewhere else too.Check it out where I was when you come back!:))

Thanks Tee! Do try them.It's always better to experiment with recipes than cooking the same things again and again!Enjoy:)

Thank you Meena,good to see you girl:))I wish that too you know!I see some beautiful dishes and wish I could grab them off the screen!;D Well...technology is not that great yet!Enjoy cooking them:))

Asha honey, I know that it will begin to sound like a stuck record but I have to say it, my mom is going to love all these dishes when I attempt to make them for her. That woman could eat eggplant everyday. I am not a big fan of it myself, only 2 ways I like it so far, (that I've tried) as a choka and then a dish that Trupti made recently now I have yours and the other JFI participants recipes to try.

Hi Pavani.Thanks girl.Try the Thai Eggplants.with rice.I didn't ad Shrimp paste to that REAL authentic taste but taste good without it too:)

Hello Cynthia.Make them for your mom,specially Indian dishes,I am sure you will love them!:))Lot of people are not a fan of Eggplants,I know!:DEnjoy Eggplants galore this month everywhere!Have a grea day.Hugs:)

ohhh my...I can see you love your eggplants...I am not a big fan myself but I have to say Masalyachi Vangi looks so lovely...thanks for a great set of dishes...always a learning experince visiting your blog...

yummy feel like giving a big........huuuuuuuuug. oh my hope i could jump there to get a scopp of rasvangi and all the other masala. How did you manage with your kids ha ha :).So your kids do love rice rotis? no luck either for that with my kids. i still have a bag of thai gullas in the fridge i added some in morning sambhar. ok bye Asha :)

Wow what a wonderful recipes with eggplants.This is my all time favourite vegetable too.I am drooling here .....I wanna try some of the dishes especially the one with Thai spices.Grt going!Thanku for sharingMadhuri

Oh, better late than never and I couldn't have missed this post of yours Asha, cause eggplant, brinjal, aubergine, call it what you will, this veggie is best and you're the eggplant eggspert! :) All the dishes look so good, and I'm so hungry. My fav. would have to be... everything! Funny I never thought to put my little grinder to work and make thai curry paste -- thanks for that inspiration along with these lovely dishes! Your garden is coming nicely, hooray! And love the frog. Hope you're headed off for a lovely vacation somewhere :)

Hahaha!!! Told ya!! See you next week.No recipes next week but lot of reading!!;D

Kajal,there will be overload of Eggplants before JFI ends in all the blogs!:)) I don't mind,more the better!:D

Helloo Keshi,thanks girl friend!:)There are so many variations of the Bhagarey Bhaigan,thought I would squeeze in mine too!:DI heard about that pickle too Keshi,got to research and get the recipe.Love to try it.Have a great day darling.Hugs.

Thank you Deepa.You are super girl too!:)) Hugs and kisses.

You are not late Linda!:) I agree,Badanekai rocks!Another name in Kannada!:)That ingredients are almost the same as Indian except meat and Shrimp paste.Try it.Other two are very delicious,hope you try when you can:))Vacation; we are not driving very far this Summer,somewhere nearby to relax and enjoy.You will see next week if I can manage some photos!:DHave a great week Linda,hugs:)

Hi Ashamma! When I saw the JFI ingredient, my first thought was "Asha will have a whale of a time with this one"! And you sure did! Love the recipes.BTW loved your Maharashtrian recipes post from last week too. How do you manage a garden too, Ash?! You're super-woman! :)

Hello Vaniamma,great to see you here at last!Thank you:))I thought you missed Maharashtra post,good that you checked it.It's a great post,enjoyed it all.Badnekai rocks,I can eat every day!I plant every year and reap a huge bounty in August.Last year,I made a post just for that.Love it:))Have a great day Vani,hugs to M.

Hi Lalitha,good to to see you.Hope you are doing better now.Thank you.LOVE LOVE Eggplants!!Can you tell tell?!:DGarden doing well,looking forward to more cooking this summer.Enjoy and have a great day:))

How do u manage to cook up so many yummy dishes every time & keep us drooling?I love eggplants but my hubby detests it.Anyway I would love to try masalyachi vangi & bagharey baingan.I tried your apple salad.It was perfect for the summer.Thanks for the recipe.

Hi BigS!!!I havent been keeping track of the blog happenings in over a month now and knew I would need some time to go through your recipes....and boy was I right??? Love love love baingan in any form. Baghara happens to be my favourite and the thai eggplant has certainly started ringing bells in my heart:) I loved your bakharwadi too! Something i wanted to try. Phew, I am glad to be back to at least commenting now. Missed ya!

Hi Hema,glad you are back.I guessed you are probably very busy.That's ok,take your time.Bhakarwadis were fabulous,make it.Hope your kid is doing well.I miss you too lil sis! Blog something ,would ya?!:DHave a great day ,hugs:)

Amanda,that seeems to be the theme here this week.Men don't like it but gals do!:DTry it.Veggies are coming up so well,I am worried a little when we are on vacation that they will wilt away!Hope not.Enjoy the recipes:))

Hi Priya,thanks.Bhagarey Bhaingan was great,try it and enjoy.Vangi is spicy too.I saw your post, but then got little busy today packing etc.I will check it out later!:))

I feel soo *boozed* just reading through such delicious recipes of eggplant! If this is not getting high on eggplant, what is?! :)

Thanks for a collection of such wonderful dishes! I am still racing against time to make something for JFI Eggplant. I've come to realize, it's not easy to spend time in the kitchen with a 3 month old needing all the attention! :)

Hi Sig,I just like to warn people in advance so if they don't like Eggplants they can run away!;DNah,we go to the beach every year.This Summer we decided go west of NC and not very far,so we enjoy more.You will see next Wednesday or you can guess again!:))

Hello K! 3 months old!! Ahh..!!:))That is great age,wait until they start crawling and walking! You can't go to bathroom alone!!;DYeah!There is still for JFI but if you can't make it ,that's ok too.Enjoy the recipes and the baby too:))

Hi Meena,good to see you girl:))Yup,I thought I would list everything I have so everybody can pick and choose.Hope you and your son are doing well.Have a great day and have fun cooking with Eggplants:)

Asha, you have chosen some really delicious recipes to showcase the wonderful eggplant..i am definitely going to try all three.

I am so envious of your vegetable garden...I wanted to start one this year but I have absolutely no clue how one goes about it. Have you tried growing curry leaves? I love homegrown cherry tomatoes, they really are the best!

Wow Asha,it really is rainin eggplants!love the dishes you have made.I have to try out the thai style curry though,looks rpp appetising to pass up.Love anything thai!hee hee. and congrats on your garden developments too.Ridgegourd,eh?Oh,how I would love to take a few gardening classes from you.I planted coriander but I think it did not like me.never came up out of the soil:(

Hi MT,thanks for taking time.I know you are on a break!:))I love Eggplants,so happy to cook all these!Have a great day:)

Hi ViniK,how are you doing? YUP.I am enjoying growing all these.We made a above ground veggie patch few yrs back and that's where I grow them.It is hard to grow on a regular soil.You can try growing in a pot and make sure you use fresh seeds and broken into half.I love that frog too,it was nice of him to give it to us free!:DHave a great weekend,hugs:)

Finally I got in!!!! Been trying to enter the comments section from last week, but it won't open!! I love that frog- so cute!! Your garden is amazing! Finally I have some ginger is growing in a pot! Did you notice I'm silent about the eggplants!! :))Enjoy your vacation Asha! Have fun!!

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